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The schedule for the 2026-27 season will be released in full tomorrow afternoon, but already we’ve learned about the schedule of some key games for the upcoming season.
The Hawks have been placed in East Group C along with the Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets in a process that spreads out teams among the groups according to their record last season.
Now we learn of the official schedule for those games:
All four games are on Friday, including what is likely to be Trae Young’s first game back in Atlanta as an active player with the Wizards.
Also, today we learned of the date and opponent for the (almost) annual MLK Day game in Atlanta:
This game against the Sixers will air on NBC.
